"clockable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: clock + -able Etymology templates: {{affix|en|clock|-able}} clock + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clockable (not comparable)
  1. (possibly uncommon or nonstandard) Able to be recorded by or on a timeclock, because it occurs during specific times. Tags: nonstandard, not-comparable, possibly, uncommon
    Sense id: en-clockable-en-adj-YMMaskSZ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 30 37 33
  2. (computer science) Of an ordinal such that an infinite-time Turing machine can complete in so many steps of computation. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computer science, Transgender
    Sense id: en-clockable-en-adj-zOLF6ubi Disambiguation of Transgender: 8 61 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 67 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 30 37 33 Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
  3. (transgender slang) Of a transgender person or drag performer: able to be clocked; capable of being noticed or recognized as transgender; not passing. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: clocky
    Sense id: en-clockable-en-adj-eppq77sp Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 30 37 33

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